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skimpast tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) skumme2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) danse over, stryke forbi3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) skumlese•- skimmed milkskummeIverb \/skɪm\/1) skumme (av)• did they skim the cream?2) stryke (frem)over, gli (frem)over3) ( flyktig) titte gjennom, skumme, skumlese, bla gjennom4) kaste smutt, slå smuttjeg lærte hvordan jeg skulle kaste smutt med en flat stein tvers over dammen5) dekke med et tynt lag, legge et tynt lag overskim off skumme avskim the cream off ( overført) skumme fløten avIIadj. \/skɪm\/skum-, skummet-
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skim off — (something) to take something valuable. The colleges with very high standards skim off the best high school graduates. State and local governments skim tax money off the company s profits. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of skim off (= to … New idioms dictionary
skim off — verb 1. remove from the surface (Freq. 2) skim cream from the surface of milk • Syn: ↑skim, ↑cream off, ↑cream • See Also: ↑cream off (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
skim off — PHRASAL VERB If someone skims off the best part of something, or money which belongs to other people, they take it for themselves. [V n P n] He has been accused of skimming the cream off the economy... [V P n (not pron)] Rich Italian clubs such… … English dictionary
skim off — phr verb Skim off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fat … Collocations dictionary
skim off something — skim off (something) to take something valuable. The colleges with very high standards skim off the best high school graduates. State and local governments skim tax money off the company s profits. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of skim… … New idioms dictionary
skim — [skım] v past tense and past participle skimmed present participle skimming [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from scum to remove scum (14 19 centuries), from scum (noun)] 1.) [T] to remove something from the surface of a liquid, especially… … Dictionary of contemporary English
skim — [skɪm] verb skimmed PTandPPX skimming PRESPARTX [transitive] also skim off to take money illegally, for example by not saying that you have made profits so that you do not have to pay tax: • He was accused of s … Financial and business terms
skim — [ skım ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to move quickly over the surface of something, or to make something do this: We stood on the bridge watching swallows skimming the water. skim across/over: Water skiers skimmed across the bay. a )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skim something off — ˌskim sth/sbˈoff derived to take for yourself the best part of sth, often in an unfair way • Private companies should not be allowed to skim off profitable sectors of the postal service. Main entry: ↑skimderived … Useful english dictionary
skim somebody off — ˌskim sth/sbˈoff derived to take for yourself the best part of sth, often in an unfair way • Private companies should not be allowed to skim off profitable sectors of the postal service. Main entry: ↑skimderived … Useful english dictionary
skim — [[t]skɪ̱m[/t]] skims, skimming, skimmed 1) VERB If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it. [V n off/from n] Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water s surface... [V n with off]… … English dictionary